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The Disco Biscuits Lineup Some Big Name Acts for Camp Bisco 9

The Disco Biscuits have confirmed the first round of performers slated for Camp Bisco 9, the ninth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 15-17, 2010.

The 50+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival includes: The Disco Biscuits - All 3 Nights; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket Orchestra; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Mimosa; Lee Mayjahs and DJ Everyday. The wide range of artists reflect the Biscuits' eclectic tastes, and their vision of unifying the various scenes in which their fans take part. More artists and festival details will be announced in the coming weeks.

Camp Bisco 9 will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The expanded setup will include: a second stage in the main field, an improved location for the DJ and late night dance tent - complete with a surround sound system, a local artists and performance art stage. - more on this story

An Horse Releasing Remix EP as They Hit The Road

On March 23rd, Q Prime's Mom+Pop Music Company will release An Horse's Beds Rearranged EP. The five-song collection will be available at all digital retailers. A limited edition bundle pairing their full-length 2009 album, Rearrange Beds, with the remix EP will be sold at independent record stores.

After two performances at SXSW later this month, the Australian duo will launch a North American tour, which will include two shows with Dashboard Confessional and a six week run with Kaki King that kicks off at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on April 16th.

Beds Rearranged EP features remixes by Gerry "Ghosthouse" Smith (TV On The Radio), Bodega Girls, RAC Collective, MR. F (Tally Hall) and The Phenomenal Handclap Band of five tracks from An Horse's debut album. Rearrange Beds, which was produced by Magoo (Regurgitator, Midnight Oil, Skunkhour) and mixed by Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara), was released in the States last March. An Horse made its U.S. television debut on "Late Show with David Letterman," and toured with Silversun Pickups last year. - more on this story

Beth Nielsen Chapman Back To Love Album and Tour

Back To Love, the latest studio album from renowned singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman, will be released on May 25th on her own independent label, BNC Records, distributed by Thirty Tigers/RED.

In conjunction with its release, she'll launch a North American tour, which will keep her on the road through the fall. Dates are being finalized now, but the first confirmed shows are listed below.

Nielsen Chapman returns to her trademark soaring melodies, bell-clear vocals and soul-penetrating lyrics on Back To Love. A joy permeates the album from its very first notes: "Hallelujah," a collaboration with singer/songwriter/Americana stalwart Darrell Scott, rocks headlong into love's central dilemmas while "I Can See Me Loving You" is a freewheeling romp with Nielsen Chapman playing bouzouki and Scott, who co-wrote the song with her, contributing harmonies and guitars. Of the 11 remarkable tracks, she penned six alone, including the evocative "How We Love" and album centerpiece "Happiness," which she began writing in 2000, while undergoing chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer. - more on this story

Little Brother Taking Their Curtain Call

Critically acclaimed rap duo Little Brother are back and ready to takeover speakers for the final time together with their new album, LeftBack. Dropping on April 20th via Hall of Justus, LeftBack will mark the end of an illustrious career by partners in rhyme Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh.

The album features production from the likes of Khyrsis, Denaun Porter, J.Bizness and guest vocals from Torae, Truck North, Jozeemo, Chaundon, Median, and more. The send-off for the North Carolina hip-hop heavyweights begins with the release of "Curtain Call," the poetically titled first single from LeftBack.

Rapper Big Pooh sets the tone for the album by declaring that "this is it, the last monologue / last act in the play, you could say the epilogue." A booming synth line, driving bass and staccato drum pattern intertwine to provide the backdrop for the occasion, while Phonte drives home the album's message by rapping "You know we don't quit / but when it's curtain call then that's all you gonna get." The song "basically sums up the history of our career as Little Brother," says the duo. "This is the last first single you will hear from Little Brother."

Fans can expect further announcements from Little Brother, including tour info and other interesting developments on LeftBack's road to the release. - Curtain Call mp3

Ceu Announce US Dates

Brazilian phenomenon Céu is returning to the US this Spring for the second time since her gorgeous sophomore album Vagarosa was released in July 2009 via Six Degrees Records.

The cross-country tour kicks off with two shows in Seattle at the Triple Door on Monday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 13, and includes a performance at Coachella on Friday, April 16, in addition to covering Portland and San Francisco on the West Coast.

Céu and her five-piece band will also stop through St. Paul and Chicago, before closing the tour on the East Coast with a show at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on Sunday, April 25. - more on this story

Nive Nielsen North American Tour

Nive Nielsen embarks on her first North American adventure, kicking off March 4th in Montreal, bringing with her an all-encompassing passion for ukelele's and cowboy boots.

The Inuk, Nive Nielsen played her very first concert in front of the Danish Queen only 6 months ago. Nive will perform at SXSW with an all-star cast of stellar indie musicians for this special occasion. Expect members from Giant Sand and Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, Pixies, Black Keys) to be part of this unique set up. She is truly not to be missed live.

Later this year, you can expect the debut full-length album "Nive Sings - as played by Nive Nielsen & The Deer Children", which has a royal set of collaborators, including John Parish (PJ Harvey), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Ralph Carney, Patrick Carney (Black Keys), Eric Craven , Lisa Gamble (Hrsta, Evangelista), Alden Penner (Clues, Unicorns), Matt Bauer (Alela Diane) and Arlen Thompson (Wolf Parade). - more on this story

Matt Kennon Digital EP Coming Next Week

With his breakthrough single "The Call" steadily making its way up the country charts, BamaJam Records artist Matt Kennon is set to release the digital-only The Call – EP on Tuesday, March 9.

The EP will be available on iTunes, Amazon.com and all other key digital outlets and will include the title track along with "The Man I Used To Be" and "Some People Piss Me Off", two tracks from Kennon's forthcoming debut album.

"I'm just really excited to get this EP out there and be able to share some more of my record with people who have been introduced to my music through "The Call"," explains Kennon. "I think these three songs will give people a pretty good sense of what I'm all about." - more on this story